A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga - Chapter 346 : Chapter 346

Chapter 346

Time flew by, and in a flash, the day of the final battle arrived. Even though Su Bei was in the remote and uninhabited North Pole, I received news of the Nightmare Beasts through the official Ability user website at the first possible moment.

The entire official Ability user website had now turned red, the blood-red background hinting at the critical situation. Different Space entrances had appeared all over the world, far more numerous than the last time.

And most importantly, each of these entrances was as large as a football field. With such a large door, a great number of Nightmare Beasts were sure to come out.

It was precisely because of this that this time, it was impossible to control the number of Nightmare Beasts by eliminating them in the Different Space, as they had done last time.

The day after these entrances appeared, according to an investigation by an Ability user with a special Ability, the spaces behind these entrances were likely not Different Spaces, but the Nightmare Beast world. So they were actually Nightmare Realm Gates, not Different Space entrances.

This threw humanity into an uproar. A direct connection to the Nightmare Beast world meant there was no limit to the number of Nightmare Beasts that could come out. They dared not imagine how large the ensuing war would be.

Although compared to ordinary people, Ability users were more hated by Nightmare Beasts, it was clear that with things having reached this point, the Nightmare Beasts should be able to treat all humans equally.

Therefore, there was now a nationwide state of emergency. The government had specially designated several areas with no Nightmare Realm Gates nearby, and Earth Element Ability users were urgently constructing city walls to create temporary refuge cities.

All ordinary people were moved into these refuge cities, guarded by group defense-type Ability users. As for the remaining Ability users, they were naturally responsible for fighting in the battle zones outside the refuge cities.

Extraordinary times called for extraordinary measures. All Ability users were required to report their Abilities and fight according to the government’s assignments. It was also possible not to comply with the government’s requirements, but they would not be allowed to enter the refuge cities.

Su Bei, of course, did not need to go in. There wasn’t much going on in the North Pole where he was. Although three Nightmare Realm Gates had also appeared here, Su Bei didn’t think many Nightmare Beasts would come out of them.

Those who were afraid of Nightmare Beast attacks had already left by plane with the help of the government. Only a very small number of people were not afraid, or rather, did not want to leave. With so few people, it shouldn’t be enough to make the Nightmare Beasts waste their energy and time here.

Anyway, if everyone in other places died, they wouldn’t be able to live here either. If humanity could win, killing this small number of them would be useless.

The Nightmare Beasts did not give humanity much time to prepare. Although this battle would certainly be a long, explosive one, the beginning of the battle had to be an attempt to catch humanity off guard.

So as soon as the Nightmare Realm Gates opened, they swarmed out under the attacks of the Ability users.

This had nothing to do with Su Bei. It was impossible for me to appear at the very beginning; that would be too troublesome. Although I knew very well that the contributions of those who had been dedicated to the campaign from the start were truly great, in the manga, appearing early would only be seen as being a grunt. Only appearing later could I have a moment in the spotlight.

In a situation where the outcome was uncertain, Su Bei was willing to truly contribute to humanity. After all, if the human camp failed, I wouldn’t have a good end either.

But now that I knew the human side would win, I naturally wasn’t so genuinely anxious. In the early stages, humanity could definitely hold on for a while, and I didn’t have to worry about widespread death and destruction if I didn’t go. Moreover, I was just a 16-year-old underage Ability user, not a member of the main character group, so I really didn’t have that much of an impact.

However, I hadn’t been idle during this time. Su Bei quietly followed the Nightmare Realm Gate in the North Pole to the Nightmare Beast world.

It was known that the Nightmare Beasts were planning some kind of sacrificial ritual. Although the main character group would surely resolve this matter smoothly, I couldn’t just show up without knowing anything. If I went from being a rescuer to being the one rescued, that wouldn’t look so good.

Because there were not many Nightmare Beasts in the North Pole, there were naturally not many behind the Nightmare Realm Gate. Su Bei easily snuck in with an Invisibility Charm and then used the “Wish Gear.” “I will always find my target when I’m lost.”

This was a passive support wish. The Gear disappeared, and the wish was granted. Su Bei immediately took out a random teleportation item and teleported himself randomly within the Nightmare Beast world.

Since it was a random teleportation, and it was in the Nightmare Beast world, I would naturally get lost. The “Wish Gear” was very powerful. On the third teleportation, Su Bei arrived at a place where Nightmare Beasts were gathered.

There were no Nightmare Realm Gates nearby, so it was certain that their gathering was not because they were heading to the real world. It could only be that there was something special here that made them gather.

Su Bei did not immediately enter the nearby cave but first wandered around the Nightmare Beast habitat. Soon, he discovered a very shocking piece of news: all the Nightmare Beasts gathered here were High-Level Nightmare Beasts.

Roughly counting, there were about a hundred of them.

For over a hundred High-Level Nightmare Beasts to gather here, especially when the outside world urgently needed combat support, it couldn’t possibly be for a group chat. It seemed I hadn’t come to the wrong place; this should be the place of the sacrifice.

Su Bei cast a meaningful glance at the cave. To make so many High-Level Nightmare Beasts willingly stay outside, who could the big shot inside the cave be?

To prevent any possible accident that might expose me, Su Bei used an Invisibility Charm and at the same time wrapped myself in Mental Energy in reverse, making sure I wouldn’t be detected by any means. Only then did I tiptoe inside.

There were only two living beings in the cave: a cross-shaped High-Level Nightmare Beast and an old man with white hair and beard.

Su Bei didn’t know the former, but I was all too familiar with the latter. It was the leader of the “Black Flash” organization, Mo Xiaotian’s grandfather.

So that was it. I was wondering where they got the sacrificial method from. Now it seemed it was probably from the “Black Flash” organization. This organization leader was truly hard to judge. Because he didn’t want to live anymore, he wanted to take all of humanity with him.

Speaking of which, Mo Xiaotian hadn’t appeared for a long time. If I hadn’t suddenly seen his grandfather, I would have almost forgotten about him.

I figured he should be able to play a significant role in the grand finale, but I didn’t know if he would have to pay a price. Some shonen manga have happy endings, but the vast majority of shonen manga require some deaths in the end.

Although I didn’t want to say it, Mo Xiaotian was indeed the most suitable candidate.

Thinking this, Su Bei couldn’t help but ask the “Manga Consciousness” in his mind, “Will Mo Xiaotian die?”

The “Manga Consciousness” hesitated for a moment. It originally didn’t want to answer, but thinking that Su Bei could see other people’s destinies, it would be easily exposed even if it lied. So in the end, it chose to tell him the truth. “He will die.”

Su Bei sighed softly. “Can I save him?”

Although I didn’t have the thought of having to save him, he was a classmate after all. If I could save him, Su Bei was still willing to help.

But unfortunately, the “Manga Consciousness” did not intend to give him this chance. “You can’t.”

As if afraid Su Bei would force it, it immediately added, “That is the best ending for him.”

Hearing this, Su Bei was stunned for a moment, then fell into silence.

After Mo Xiaotian returned to the “Black Flash” organization, it was impossible that he hadn’t done anything bad. He wasn’t like Zhou Renjie. Zhou Renjie was an undercover agent, so even if he was forced to do some bad things during that time, it was understandable.

But Mo Xiaotian had done bad things willingly, and he was very clear that what he was doing was bad. So he did deserve to die. If he was let off easily, how could the people he had harmed rest in peace?

The saying “atoning for one’s crimes with meritorious deeds” could have brought him a glimmer of hope. Destroying the most important cooperation between the “Black Flash” organization and the Nightmare Beasts and saving all of humanity was indeed a great merit that could offset some of his sins.

But did Mo Xiaotian himself really want that?

In essence, his core was that of a pure shonen manga protagonist. It was just that because he was raised by a villain, his path had gone astray from the very beginning. The characteristics of a shonen manga protagonist are tenacity and persistence. If he could have stuck to his original ideals, he probably wouldn’t have wanted to die. But since he chose to cooperate with the main character group, it meant he had given up his original ideas.

When he clearly realized that everything he had done before was wrong, when he saw that his most important relative was already on the wrong path and couldn’t turn back, when he personally killed his only relative…… Death was the best outcome for him.

Sighing, Su Bei twitched his lips. “I understand.”

Collecting his complicated emotions, he no longer dwelled on it and focused on the problem at hand. What did this cross-shaped Nightmare Beast do?

Because its features were too distinctive, Su Bei easily found related records in the “Destiny” organization’s notebook.

The Cross Nightmare Beast was a type of Nightmare Beast that could suck the energy of others. It could acquire the energy of both humans and Nightmare Beasts.

Then the reason why so many High-Level Nightmare Beasts were gathered here was clear; they were all specifically for it to suck. After obtaining a large amount of energy, the Nightmare Beasts could probably begin the sacrifice.

However, it seemed they still needed to cooperate with the real world. Otherwise, they could have carried out the sacrifice secretly instead of launching a large-scale attack on the human world.

From the currently known information, this was all that could be deduced. Su Bei wasn’t sure if there was anything else he didn’t know, so he planned to stay here for the next few days to see if he could find out any other intelligence.

Of course, another reason was that he couldn’t leave for the time being. The side effect of using the “Wish Gear” this time was that no matter where he wanted to go next, he wouldn’t reach his destination. I’d better just stay here honestly, lest I accidentally go to a place I don’t want to go.

The “Manga Consciousness” wasn’t sure what he was thinking. Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, it couldn’t help but remind him, “You’re not thinking of resolving this matter ahead of time, are you?”

“Of course not.” Su Bei showed a puzzled expression. “Why would you think that?”

Was I such a kind person?

Hearing this, the “Manga Consciousness” was immediately relieved and explained, “Isn’t it because the manga’s restrictions on you have ended?”

It saw it very clearly. After breaking away from the persona created for the sake of the manga’s popularity, Su Bei himself was actually a good person who would think of others.